Located in the Almaguin Highlands (close to Huntsville, Ontario), Camp Chikopi is an overnight boys sports camp with a focus on quality. Chikopi is a World renowned 101 years old overnight summer camp. Our campers attend from the four corners of the globe. In fact, year after year, for generations, our campers have been coming back for "the summer of a lifetime”. Our staff, our families and our alumni continue to provide a supportive network, and because all attended Camp Chikopi, they are happy to talk with you about the wonderful opportunity you are providing your son.
Camp Chikopi is all about a quality experience. The coaching staff is well qualified; the instruction is personalized; and we have visiting alumni (Olympic and National). Our sports programs range from tennis, soccer, basketball, and lacrosse, to canoeing, sailing, and swimming. As for our campers, they strive to excel in their sport of choice as well as become proficient at the many others offered to them.
Camp Chikopi is a traditional overnight sports camp at the core. Instructions are personalized, and the emphasis is on improving and enhancing a campers skills. Campers are offered over twenty-five different sports. Every camper has the choice to excel in his favorite sport, but he will also participate in many of the other sports. The Camp Chikopi experience encourages campers to improve technical skills, while they gain fitness and build self-confidence. Importantly, camp is also about having an exciting, enjoyable summer.
The Swim-Bike-Run Triathlon Program at Camp Chikopi contines to grow in popularity. We have an extensive supply of road bikes and we continue to build our program. Like our other camp programs, our primary focus in Triathlon is on personal development, while highlighting the fundamentals of the sport: swimming - cycling - running. Through specialized instruction, each triathlete is able to improve both his physical and mental conditioning in his effort to reach his goals on the course.
Triathlon is a multi-sport endurance event, it includes swimming, cycling, and running in that order, over a variety of distances and terrains. Each triathlete competes for the fastest overall time, which includes the two “transition” zones between each of the three sports components.
The “transition” areas are between the swimming-cycling and cycling-running segments. The time spent in “transition” is calculated into the overall race time. Time is spent teaching the tricks to a speedy, efficient transition.
Triathlon is a rigorous sport, to excel in the sport, an athlete has to be dedicated to training in each of the disciplines, as well as working on strength conditioning and speedy transitions.
Chikopi instructors employ a variety of techniques and practices in the training program, including biathlons (two-stage swimming/running races) and duathlons (running/cycling/running).
In addition to learning the technical aspects of swimming, cycling, and running, Triathlon training
is also about understanding the tactics of the race: set-up; starting; efficient transitions; physical hydration; and overall management of the race.
Each specific component of a Triathlon requires a particular skill. In many cases, triathletes are masters in one of the sports - but at Camp Chikopi we spend time on mastering all three: swimming, cycling, and running. The result: a camper who is accomplished in all three sports.
The Triathlon Program at Camp Chikopi is open to everyone, we support campers in their efforts to improve their skills, endurance, and physicality. And like all programs at Camp Chikopi, instruction and coaching is superior, and the environment is safe, enjoyable, and fun.
